For more than a century, a legendary Guerlain fragrance has captivated women around the world and Brigitte Bardot made it her favorite.
There was Marilyn Monroe and her inseparable Chanel No. 5, Audrey Hepburn enveloped in Givenchy’s L’Interdit, Françoise Hardy faithful to Weil’s Eau de Fraîcheur… and then there was Brigitte Bardot, Guerlain’s eternal muse. In 1968, Serge Gainsbourg even sang: ” She wore nothing but a little Guerlain essence in her hair” about Brigitte Bardot, forever sealing the legendary alliance between the icon and the French perfume house.
Brigitte Bardot was, from the very beginning, an unconditional fan of Guerlain’s perfumed creations. Although she happily wore Shalimar or Jicky, the famous actress nevertheless reserved a special place in her heart for L’Heure Bleue, which she described as her favorite perfume in her biography Initiales BB Far from being a scent like any other, this fragrance with floral, woody and powdery notes embodied her true olfactory signature.
Created in 1912 by Jacques Guerlain, L’Heure Bleue marks the meeting between day and night by encapsulating this suspended moment when the sky is tinted with deep blue. This contrasting fragrance opens with the freshness of bergamot and orange blossom, enhanced by aniseed notes. Its heart then reveals an intense floral bouquet: rose, violet, iris, neroli and a carnation accord, carried by the power of vanilla to bring a gourmet and enveloping touch. In the base, generous musk mixes with tonka bean and benzoin, leaving an unforgettable and resolutely feminine trail.
Having become cult, it reflects a timeless elegance and evokes the charm of free women like Brigitte Bardot. Guerlain’s L’Heure Bleue is also among the favorite fragrances of Catherine Deneuve, Isabelle Adjani, Carla Bruni and Julia Roberts. Obviously.
